How to parse array/object sent by ajax in NodeJS server

Question

I have a array: passedWord = ['a', 'bbb'] Then I use ajax request to send this array to nodejs server. On server, by Body Parser I receive:

{ name: 'abc', score: '27', 'passedWord[]': [ 'a', 'bbb' ] }

My code:

app.post('/add-score', function (req, res){
  console.log(req.body.passedWord) -->log: undefined
})

how do I read my array on nodejs server

Amit Joki · Accepted Answer · 2015-01-29 08:34:18Z

2

Use bracket notation, which accepts string as the property name

app.post('/add-score', function (req, res){
   console.log(req.body["passedWord[]"]); // now it works
})

What cannot be written as such, due to variable naming rules, in dot notation, can be accessed using bracket notation.

answered Jan 29, 2015 at 8:34

Amit Joki

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@Mr.Dung glad it helped. Do mark it as answer by clicking the tick mark